Parliamentary questions

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Bríd Smith

109. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the widespread anger at his recent decision not to engage an international legal expert to review testimonies given to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50631/22]

Children in Care

Ruairí Ó Murchú

110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans, if any, to improve the pay and conditions of foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49959/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Bríd Smith

1. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach his views on the report on the transaction in relation to a company (details supplied) and the principles and policies within a corporation on interest rates published by his Department. [44838/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach his views on the report on the transaction in relation to a company (details supplied) and the principles and policies within a corporation on interest rates published by his Department. [44840/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Mary Lou McDonald

3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the actions that he will take following the publication of the report of the IBRC Commission of Investigation. [45436/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Catherine Murphy

4. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the actions that he will take following the publication of the report of the IBRC Commission of Investigation. [49725/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Ivana Bacik

5. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the IBRC Commission of Investigation. [49898/22]

Cabinet Committees

Bríd Smith

6. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [44839/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [48034/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [48334/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [48337/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

10. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [48472/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [49711/22]

Cabinet Committees

Barry Cowen

12. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [49712/22]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

13. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [49951/22]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [50011/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [50013/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [50016/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

17. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinetcommittee that deals with matters relating to justice will next meet. [44843/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

18. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [48035/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

19. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level oversight board for the zero tolerance strategy to be jointly led by the Secretary General of his Department. [48470/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with matters relating to justice will next meet. [49961/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [49962/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with matters relating to justice will next meet. [49964/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

23. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [49965/22]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

24. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [49967/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

25. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [49968/22]

Cabinet Committees

Niamh Smyth

26. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with matters relating to the arts and culture will next meet. [49969/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

27. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level oversight board for the zero-tolerance strategy to be jointly led by the Secretary General of his Department. [50012/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [50015/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

56. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the date for the release of the 2022 junior certificate results; and if a date cannot be provided, the reason that a date cannot be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50372/22]

School Curriculum

Neale Richmond

57. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the leaving certificate reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49684/22]

Special Educational Needs

Joe Carey

58. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education her views on the assistive technology scheme; if she will provide an update on the review of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49870/22]

Education Schemes

Colm Burke

59. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that formal recognition will be given to teachers working in the Cork Life Centre and that funding will be provided by her Department for payment of teachers in the Cork Life Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50035/22]

School Transport

Michael Moynihan

60. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to review the operation of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49709/22]

Education Welfare Service

Pádraig O'Sullivan

62. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to bringing school completion officers back under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49774/22]

Special Educational Needs

Charles Flanagan

63. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if staff from the early years sector are eligible to work on the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49872/22]

Special Educational Needs

Joe Carey

64. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of special class places that have been sanctioned in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49869/22]

Home Schooling

Pádraig O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49773/22]

School Transport

Ruairí Ó Murchú

79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional funding received in budget 2023 for school transport; the way in which additional school transport places are being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49958/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

83. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies at graduate level in the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49673/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Alan Dillon

87. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model; if so, if her Department will carry out a review of schools (details supplied) to ascertain if DEIS status can be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49914/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Bríd Smith

143. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of educational and child psychologists currently working in NEPS; the number of vacancies for positions in the organisation; if consideration has been given by her Department to funding trainee educational and child psychologists during their unpaid placements in order to ensure these positions are filled and the required number of graduates are attained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49972/22]

Middle East

John Brady

1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the speech by the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/22]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to the Israeli ambassador to Ireland on the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/22]

Brexit Issues

John Brady

3. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the latest development in relation to talks between the European Union and the British Government in respect of the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/22]

Brexit Issues

Michael Lowry

4. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the Government’s recent engagement with the United Kingdom Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland protocol; the other engagement that has taken place with other European Union member states, EU institutions and globally in support of Ireland’s Brexit priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49453/22]

Ukraine War

John Brady

5. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the Government’s response to the Russian annexation of areas of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/22]

Human Rights

Cormac Devlin

6. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that is being taken to ensure that the Iranian authorities abide by the principles enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a party, given the recent events in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/22]

Irish Communities Abroad

James Lawless

7. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will be advising any Irish citizens currently in Russia to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48983/22]

Foreign Policy

David Stanton

8. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the current situation in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/22]

Ukraine War

Brendan Griffin

9. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of military aid to Ukraine to assist its efforts in defeating the illegal Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48901/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

10. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact that his Department has had with the Russian Embassy in Dublin since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/22]

Human Rights

Gary Gannon

11. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact that he has made with the Embassy of Iran to condemn the Iranian state's violent suppression and murder of protestors recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/22]

Human Rights

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the human rights issues that were discussed with the Iranian Government on his visit to Iran earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48962/22]

Human Rights

John Brady

20. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's response to the recent outbreak of protests in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49016/22]

Human Rights

Seán Haughey

23. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will highlight human rights abuses in Iran; if he will raise concerns in relation to the recent death of an Iranian woman (details supplied) while in detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/22]

Foreign Policy

Richard Bruton

25. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the humanitarian situation in Myanmar; and the initiatives that have been taken by the international community to address the situation. [48926/22]

Ukraine War

Gary Gannon

30. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at a recent European Union summit on military support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/22]

Naval Service

Sorca Clarke

68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that he has had with military management and his Department regarding a report that five apprentice electrical artificers who upon completion of their block placement were offered permanent employment and their defence contracts were bought out by the company with whom they were on placement. [49359/22]

Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

69. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if the capital provision in budget 2023 is sufficient to meet the needs of the Defence Forces in 2023; if he will outline the way in which the funds will be provided in 2024 for accommodation improvements in barracks, new ships and aircraft and other needed equipment; if there is current funding provision for pay improvements for personnel beyond the terms of the new public service pay agreement to improve retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/22]

Defence Forces

John Brady

70. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will initiate the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/22]

Naval Service

Gary Gannon

71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to increase retention of Naval Service recruits, following the departure of five electrical artificers to the private sector. [49400/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

John Brady

72. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he has, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49412/22]

Departmental Budgets

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the extra €67 million budget allocation will be spent in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/22]

Departmental Funding

Jim O'Callaghan

74. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the projects to be financed by the increased defence capital allocation announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/22]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the anticipated future role of the Defence Forces, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in future national and-or European defence measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48882/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Brendan Griffin

76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence if he is confident that Ireland's submarine cables are safe and protected in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48903/22]

Departmental Budgets

Neale Richmond

88. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the funding provided for the Defence Forces in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48885/22]

Departmental Funding

Sorca Clarke

90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence in view of the increase in capital funding of €35 million in budget 2023, his plans for national security investment under his remit. [49010/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Aindrias Moynihan

105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the measures that are being taken to ensure increased patrols and monitoring off the south coast of Ireland to safeguard the communications cabling in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Cathal Crowe

110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if a security analysis has been undertaken by the Naval Service in respect of strategic undersea pipelines and cables serving Ireland with fuels and communication lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/22]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44624/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44844/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [45435/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

4. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [45730/22]

Cabinet Committees

Aindrias Moynihan

5. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48121/22]

Cabinet Committees

John Lahart

6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48122/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48748/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48749/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Bernard Durkan

9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if he plans to advance the shared island initiative in discussion with the newly elected British Prime Minister. [44711/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Brendan Smith

10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the status of developments under the shared island initiative. [44814/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Bernard Durkan

11. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach his proposals to advance the shared island initiative with particular emphasis on the need to ensure ongoing dialogue at all levels to move all parties in the direction of peaceful equilibrium. [45711/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of his Department's shared island unit. [48259/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Neale Richmond

13. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the funding that has been allocated to the shared island unit of his Department in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48332/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48333/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Paul Murphy

15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48336/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ivana Bacik

16. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48471/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of his Department's shared island unit. [48635/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on progress on Housing for All, which is led by his Department. [44837/22]

Housing Policy

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if he is satisfied that sufficient progress is being made under the Housing for All plan to meet current and future demands. [45712/22]

Housing Policy

Mick Barry

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress on Housing for All, which is led by his Department. [48636/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [43923/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [45727/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46016/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46019/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46036/22]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

6. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46786/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

7. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will meet next. [46788/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [43924/22]